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Unbelievable Earth

Geology that looks invented — but isn’t.

An eroded volcanic plateau of fairy chimneys, rock-cut churches and underground cities in the heart of Anatolia.

Two billion years of Earth history laid open by the Colorado River — a mile deep, ten miles across, and five driving hours from rim to rim.

The only coastal desert on Earth with vast dune fields shaped by fog — built from sand carried thousands of kilometres by river, ocean and wind.

Pale limestone towers above Alpine meadows — a mountain range that gave its name to a whole type of landscape.

More than half of the planet’s active geysers, a caldera 75 km long, and the last wild bison that never stopped roaming.